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Re: any tricks to disolving granular stabilizer/conditioner?

I just put it in my wifes nylons and tie them in front of a retun. I would go out and shake it every few hours.

18X38 Grecian 26000 gallon In Ground Vinyl. Goldline AuqaRite SWG with a 1.5 HP Pentair Pump. Triton 2 Sand Filter Two main drains with 4 main returns with 2 more returns on the swimout and two skimmers. Polaris 380

Re: any tricks to disolving granular stabilizer/conditioner?

Just dump it into the skimmer and let it go into the filter where it will dissolve at it's own pace.

i was worried that it would get trapped in the DE and dissolve too slowly.

thank you all for your responses and suggestions

This is how the instructions on the bottle of most brands of CYA read...to pour it slowly into the skimmer with pump running. I would run the pump 24/7 for the first 48 hours to speed the dissolving and don't clean the filter for a week. It can take up to a week for it all to dissolve no matter how you do it. Nature of the beast.

Re: any tricks to disolving granular stabilizer/conditioner?

I took an old men's undershirt (though a skimmer sock or panty hose would likely work just as well) and put the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) on top of it in the skimmer basket and kept the pump running continuously on higher speed (48 GPM overall). I have floor drains as well as a skimmer and my skimmer also has a bypass pipe into the pool so it won't get damaged even if it gets clogged. The CYA dissolved overnight in less than 12 hours. My CYA readings showed at least 2/3rds or more of the expected amount (which at 30 ppm is within test error).